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Who Put The Blood by Karan Casey
Who Put The Blood
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
Dm C Dm C Dm C Dm C
[Verse]
Dm C
Where have you been on a long summer's day?
Dm C
Son, tell it unto me
Dm Am Dm Am
A-fishing and a-fowling in the fields and in the forest
Dm Bb
Weary mother, let me be
Dm Bb
Weary mother, let me be
[Verse]
Dm C
Who put the blood on your right shoulder?
Dm C
Son, tell it unto me
Dm Am Dm Am
It's the blood of a hare that I killed yesterday
Dm Bb
I killed most manfully
Dm Bb
I killed most manfully
[Verse]
Dm C
The blood of a hare, it would never be so red
Dm C
Son, tell it unto me
Dm Am Dm Am
It's the blood of a boy that I killed yesterday
Dm Bb
Killed most manfully
Dm Bb
Oh, I killed him most manfully
[Verse]
Dm C
What was between yourself and the boy?
Dm C
Son, tell it unto me
Dm Am Dm Am
'Twas mostly the cutting down of a rod
Dm Bb
That never would come to a tree
Dm Bb
Oh, it never would come to a tree
[Verse]
Dm C
What will you do when your daddy finds out?
Dm C
Son, tell it unto me
Dm Am Dm Am
I will put my foot on board of a ship and sail away
Dm Bb
Sail to a foreign country
Dm Bb
Sail to a foreign country
[Verse]
Dm C
What will you do with your lovely wedded wife?
Dm C
Son, tell it unto me
Dm Am Dm Am
She can put her foot on board of a ship and follow me
Dm Bb
Follow after me
Dm Bb
Follow after me
[Verse]
Dm C
What will you do with your two fine babes?
Dm C
Son, tell it unto me
Dm Am Dm Am
I'll give one to my father and the other to my mother
Dm Bb
To keep them company
Dm Bb
Oh, to keep them company
[Verse]
Dm C
What will you do with your house and your lands?
Dm C
Son, tell it unto me
Dm Am Dm Am
I will lay them bare to the birds and the air
Dm Bb
There's no more welcome for me
Dm Bb
Oh, there's no more welcome for me
[Verse]
Dm C
What will you do in the winter of your life?
Dm C
Son, tell it unto me
Dm Am Dm Am
Like a sally in the rock, I will bend in the wind
Dm Bb
And pray for the gods' mercy
Dm Bb
Oh, and pray for the gods' mercy
Dm Bb
Oh, and pray for the gods' mercy
Dm Bb
Oh, and pray for the gods' mercy
Dm Bb
Oh, and pray for the gods' mercy
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